Diane Abbott to be Labour Leader...

Diane Abbott to be Labour Leader...

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miniman

25,018 posts

263 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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Amusing that during her announcement on Radio 4 she said that there needed to be a woman in the race. That would be so that all the other women in the party would vote for her, I presume. Wanting people to vote because of someone's gender? Well I never.

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

205 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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She bound to win as to vote against her would make you a racist

SmoothRB

1,700 posts

173 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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miniman said:
Amusing that during her announcement on Radio 4 she said that there needed to be a woman in the race. That would be so that all the other women in the party would vote for her, I presume. Wanting people to vote because of someone's gender? Well I never.
These people shamelessly promote themselves based on their 'minority status'.


DJC

23,563 posts

237 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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DonkeyApple said:
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
DonkeyApple said:
D-Angle said:
The sad thing is, if she was leader, they would probably do well at the next election. To the great unwashed she is That Nice Woman Off The Telly.
To the great unwashed she is the woman who has turned Tower Hamlets into the nirvana of free housing, free money, total support without ever having to work. She is a god.
95% of the country have no idea, nor a care, about Tower Hamlets TBH.
I wouldn't be so sure. Normal people won't have but TH has been upheld as a shining beacon of New Labour by the young Labour electorate
Er no, they/we really dont. I watch the Thursday evening show most weeks but truth be told I had no idea where her MP seat was. I only know *of* TH because I went there once 10yrs ago to see some friends.

Outside of London people do not know nor care about various little boroughs or bits of London.

AndrewW-G

11,968 posts

218 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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grumbledoak said:
DonkeyApple said:
TH has been upheld as a shining beacon of New Labour by the young Labour electorate
The young Labour electorate should be made to walk around it after dark. wink
yes

Can’t really say it’s like walking around down town Bangalore . . . . . . . . as downtown Bangalore seemed far far friendlier than TH

DonkeyApple

55,476 posts

170 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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anonymous said:
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Property is theft. All those shiney things belong to the people.

DonkeyApple

55,476 posts

170 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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DJC said:
DonkeyApple said:
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
DonkeyApple said:
D-Angle said:
The sad thing is, if she was leader, they would probably do well at the next election. To the great unwashed she is That Nice Woman Off The Telly.
To the great unwashed she is the woman who has turned Tower Hamlets into the nirvana of free housing, free money, total support without ever having to work. She is a god.
95% of the country have no idea, nor a care, about Tower Hamlets TBH.
I wouldn't be so sure. Normal people won't have but TH has been upheld as a shining beacon of New Labour by the young Labour electorate
Er no, they/we really dont. I watch the Thursday evening show most weeks but truth be told I had no idea where her MP seat was. I only know *of* TH because I went there once 10yrs ago to see some friends.

Outside of London people do not know nor care about various little boroughs or bits of London.
Are you a member of the young Labour electorate?

Didn't think so. wink Try reading you daft plank biggrin

Asterix

24,438 posts

229 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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Tower Hamlets - sounds so quaint...

Anyway - DA - what a dumb person. A rather large bag, more of a bin liner, of hot air - perfect Labour candidate.

Dr Phibes

775 posts

198 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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DJC said:
DonkeyApple said:
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
DonkeyApple said:
D-Angle said:
The sad thing is, if she was leader, they would probably do well at the next election. To the great unwashed she is That Nice Woman Off The Telly.
To the great unwashed she is the woman who has turned Tower Hamlets into the nirvana of free housing, free money, total support without ever having to work. She is a god.
95% of the country have no idea, nor a care, about Tower Hamlets TBH.
I wouldn't be so sure. Normal people won't have but TH has been upheld as a shining beacon of New Labour by the young Labour electorate
Er no, they/we really dont. I watch the Thursday evening show most weeks but truth be told I had no idea where her MP seat was. I only know *of* TH because I went there once 10yrs ago to see some friends.

Outside of London people do not know nor care about various little boroughs or bits of London.
Well people should at least take note, I live outside London and no longer have any affinity for the place but what is happening in Tower Hamlets should be a wake up call to anyone who thinks left leaning policies are positive, it shows what happens when people who shout racist to quell any argument against them and use their religion/race to their advantage gain power.

The way they wield it is very concerning.

rypt

2,548 posts

191 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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Dr Phibes said:
DJC said:
DonkeyApple said:
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
DonkeyApple said:
D-Angle said:
The sad thing is, if she was leader, they would probably do well at the next election. To the great unwashed she is That Nice Woman Off The Telly.
To the great unwashed she is the woman who has turned Tower Hamlets into the nirvana of free housing, free money, total support without ever having to work. She is a god.
95% of the country have no idea, nor a care, about Tower Hamlets TBH.
I wouldn't be so sure. Normal people won't have but TH has been upheld as a shining beacon of New Labour by the young Labour electorate
Er no, they/we really dont. I watch the Thursday evening show most weeks but truth be told I had no idea where her MP seat was. I only know *of* TH because I went there once 10yrs ago to see some friends.

Outside of London people do not know nor care about various little boroughs or bits of London.
Well people should at least take note, I live outside London and no longer have any affinity for the place but what is happening in Tower Hamlets should be a wake up call to anyone who thinks left leaning policies are positive, it shows what happens when people who shout racist to quell any argument against them and use their religion/race to their advantage gain power.

The way they wield it is very concerning.
Wow, I just realised ... less than 45% of TH are White British :/

The real Apache

39,731 posts

285 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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Anyone else think that Ed will throw the towel in and over his support to Dave come the time?

JacksHereR

879 posts

181 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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The real Apache said:
Anyone else think that Ed will throw the towel in and over his support to Dave come the time?
I was thinking David is the only runner and all the other clowns where trying to make it look like a contest

I think abbot saw the other freaks running and got the wrong end of the stick.

now i just hope they all bow to the superior diane abbott lmao



Edited by JacksHereR on Thursday 20th May 15:23

rypt

2,548 posts

191 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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JacksHereR said:
The real Apache said:
Anyone else think that Ed will throw the towel in and over his support to Dave come the time?
I was thinking David is the only runner and all the other clowns where trying to make it look like a contest

I think abbot saw the other freaks running and got the wrong end of the stick.

now i just hope they all bow to the superior diane abbott lmao



Edited by JacksHereR on Thursday 20th May 15:23
Labour could to worse than Abbot, they could have this chat called Gordon Brown as leader

Swilly

9,699 posts

275 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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The real Apache said:
Anyone else think that Ed will throw the towel in and over his support to Dave come the time?
Nope, because Ed will win

don4l

Original Poster:

10,058 posts

177 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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I am looking forward to tonight's "This Week". How are Neal and Portillo going to react? Ridicule and Laughter? Will they pretend to take her seriously?

I can just picture Neil, with a twinkle in his eye, asking if she will continue to appear on the show if she becoms leader.

Portillo will lean back, and with a slightly puzzled look on his face, ask her what she thinks her chances are.


Who says that politics isn't fun?

Don
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Greenie

1,831 posts

242 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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don4l said:
I am looking forward to tonight's "This Week". How are Neal and Portillo going to react? Ridicule and Laughter? Will they pretend to take her seriously?

I can just picture Neil, with a twinkle in his eye, asking if she will continue to appear on the show if she becoms leader.

Portillo will lean back, and with a slightly puzzled look on his face, ask her what she thinks her chances are.


Who says that politics isn't fun?

Don
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Yes should be entertaining tonight. Also Mr Charles "write an article against the coalition but don't vote against it when my colleagues are in the room" Kennedy is on. Hope you don't think I'm gingerist here but he is a tt of the highest order.

Neil H

15,323 posts

252 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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anonymous said:
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Indeed she is!

"The other candidates are all nice and would make good leaders of the Labour Party but they all look the same... We cannot be offering a slate of candidates who all look the same. The Labour Party's much more diverse than that."

She appears to be going for the 'Cos I is black' angle.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

256 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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The only useful role she could play is a dirty bomb, dropped out the back of a Hercules...

Holy strewth, has Prescott said he's standing yet...?

john_p

7,073 posts

251 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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I've just realised that to join the Labour party is £3/month

Let's do a mass signup to all vote for Ed Balls hehe

hidetheelephants

24,545 posts

194 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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Neil H said:
anonymous said:
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Indeed she is!

"The other candidates are all nice and would make good leaders of the Labour Party but they all look the same... We cannot be offering a slate of candidates who all look the same. The Labour Party's much more diverse than that."

She appears to be going for the 'Cos I is black, fat, and a single mother' angle.
EFA